Sherman Alexie Quotes

I set my own goals higher than what anybody else has set for me.

I expect greatness out of myself.

I think it's a human tendency that's been around for a while to try to be as good as possible to prove your worth.

There was no person, whether they thought I was too fat, too black, too country, too ghetto, too New York, too thug or too whatever! Nobody ultimately had the say over whether or not I was going to make it.

People often ask whether I consider myself successful. I don't yet, because there's so much more I want to accomplish. I put more pressure on myself than anyone else can.

I have very high expectations of myself. I'm a very competitive person but competitive with myself. I want to be the best that I can be and if that means that I'm eventually better than everyone else then so be it.

I'm ambitious in the sense that I raise the bar high for myself.

For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is.

Successful people often exude confidence - it's obvious that they believe in themselves and what they're doing. It isn't their success that makes them confident, however. The confidence was there first.

If you have to rely on yourself, you try harder, and when you try harder, you feel bigger.

Greater self-esteem produces greater success, and greater success produces more high self-esteem, so it keeps on spiraling up.

I don't really think in terms of obstacles. My biggest obstacle is always myself.

The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, that's the day you start to the top.

Now I have the bravery to do fine things.

Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!

I've upped my standards. Now, up yours.

Obviously, I'm still building a name and reputation for myself. The stigmas that come with my past will remain there for quite some time, but I'm not afraid to challenge those things, and I never have been.

I'm from the school of, 'if you want more, you have to require more from yourself.'

If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.

I want to do the best I can and let everyone else worry about legacies.

I'm going to go to school. It doesn't matter what the outcome is as long as I did it. I can say I did it.

Whatever it is that gives you that confidence will vary from person to person, but I do believe that it is the key to succeeding at anything in life - career, relationships, anything.

I don't want to prove to anyone or prove to myself. I'd rather just enjoy and show myself that I am capable of doing it and actually going through the process.

I'm not in the best shape, but I want to prove to myself I can do something that seems insurmountable and inspire others by showing them no matter where they are in their fitness goals, they can do it, too.

A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.